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edible crab

edible crab noun: cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.

Noun

edible crab (plural edible crabs)

  1. Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see edible, crab.
    Synonyms:
    brown crab

Synonyms of edible crab

Forms of edible crab

pluraledible crabs

Questions about edible crab

What does edible crab mean?
Edible crab means cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.
What part of speech is edible crab?
Edible crab is a noun.
What is the plural of edible crab?
The plural of edible crab is edible crabs.

Words near edible crab in the dictionary

  1. edible bean
  2. edible beans
  3. edible bird's nest
  4. edible bird's nests
  5. edible birds' nests
  6. edible crab
  7. edible crabs
  8. edible dormice
  9. edible dormouse
  10. edible frog
  11. edible frogs

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